Growing Discord community — direct access to the developer, live coverage & picks. Join the Discord Join now →
Champions League · Round 4 · Thursday, Nov 06 2025

Newcastle United
2 · 0
Full time

Athletic Club
Pass Map & Player Stats →
St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Events 2 goals · 2 cards · 10 subs
11'
⚽
D. Burn 1 - 0
assist by K. Trippier
41'
⇄
↑ J. Murphy
↓ A. Gordon
HT 1 - 0
49'
⚽
Joelinton 2 - 0
assist by H. Barnes
57'
A. Paredes
Yellow card
65'
⇄
↑ L. Hall
↓ D. Burn
66'
⇄
↑ L. Miley
↓ B. Guimarães
66'
⇄
↑ A. Elanga
↓ H. Barnes
69'
⇄
↑ N. Serrano
↓ R. Navarro
69'
⇄
↑ S. Sánchez
↓ M. Jauregizar
69'
J. Areso
Yellow card
78'
⇄
↑ A. Gorosabel
↓ J. Areso
78'
⇄
↑ A. Hierro
↓ U. Gómez
80'
⇄
↑ I. R. d. Galarreta
↓ A. Rego Mora
83'
⇄
↑ J. Ramsey
↓ N. Woltemade
FT 2 - 0
Momentum
0'HTFT
Top stats
59%
Ball possession
41%
1.2
Expected goals (xG)
0.58
8
Total shots
12
3
Big chances
0
Team form
Newcastle United 4W · 0D · 1L
@ West Ham United 1–3
vs Tottenham Hotspur 2–0
vs Fulham 2–1
vs Benfica 3–0
vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0
Athletic Club 2W · 1D · 2L
@ Real Sociedad 2–3
vs Getafe 0–1
vs Qarabağ FK 3–1
@ Elche 0–0
vs Mallorca 2–1
Top Players
Newcastle United
M. Thiaw
D
8.5
N. Pope
G
8.4
D. Burn
D · ⚽ 1
8.4
Athletic Club
N. Serrano
M
7.0
D. Vivian
D
6.9
A. Gorosabel
D
6.8
Head to Head
1
Newcastle United
0
Draws
0
Athletic Club
Last 1 meeting · 2.0 avg goals
Match Facts
StadiumSt James' Park · Newcastle upon Tyne
Capacity52409
CountryEngland
KickoffThu, Nov 06 2025 · 00:00 UTC
Round4
CompetitionChampions League
Head Coaches
Eddie Howe
Eddie Howe
4-3-3 Mid
Pressing42%
🙏 Cross & Pray🪽 Wing Play🎯 Set-Piece Reliant
Ernesto Valverde
Ernesto Valverde
4-2-3-1 Mid
Pressing48%
🙏 Cross & Pray🪽 Wing Play◐ Half-Space
Newcastle United 4-3-3
Starting XI
1 N. Pope
G · 90'
8.4
2 K. Trippier
D · 90'
7.1
12 M. Thiaw
D · 90'
8.5
4 S. Botman
D · 90'
7.3
33 D. Burn ⚽ ↓ 65'
D · 65'
8.4
39 B. Guimarães ↓ 66'
M · 66'
7.0
8 S. Tonali
M · 90'
7.3
7 Joelinton ⚽
M · 90'
7.8
11 H. Barnes ↓ 66'
F · 66'
7.0
27 N. Woltemade ↓ 83'
F · 83'
6.4
10 A. Gordon ↓ 41'
F · 41'
6.2
Substitutes (11)
23 J. Murphy ↑ 41'
F
7.1
3 L. Hall ↑ 65'
D
6.6
20 A. Elanga ↑ 66'
F
6.1
67 L. Miley ↑ 66'
M
6.6
41 J. Ramsey ↑ 83'
M
6.7
31 M. Thompson
G
32 A. Ramsdale
G
28 J. Willock
M
37 A. Murphy
D
5 F. Schär
D
17 E. Krafth
D
Athletic Club 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 U. Simón
G · 90'
5.7
12 J. Areso ↓ 78'
D · 78'
6.4
3 D. Vivian
D · 90'
6.9
4 A. Paredes
D · 90'
6.4
19 A. Boiro
D · 90'
6.5
30 A. R. Mora
M
6.5
18 M. Jauregizar ↓ 69'
M · 69'
5.9
23 R. Navarro ↓ 69'
M · 69'
6.2
6 M. Vesga
M · 90'
5.9
7 Á. Berenguer
M · 90'
6.2
20 U. Gómez ↓ 78'
M · 78'
6.1
Substitutes (11)
22 N. Serrano ↑ 69'
M
7.0
44 S. Sánchez ↑ 69'
M
6.5
2 A. Gorosabel ↑ 78'
D
6.8
31 A. Hierro ↑ 78'
F
6.2
16 I. R. d. Galarreta ↑ 80'
M
6.6
26 M. Santos
G
27 Á. Padilla
G
14 A. Laporte
D
15 Í. Lekue
D
35 I. Sánchez
M
38 A. Izagirre
D
Match stats Final
Top stats
59%
Ball possession
41%
1.2
Expected goals (xG)
0.58
8
Total shots
12
4
Shots on target
5
3
Big chances
0
419
Accurate passes
264
11
Fouls
13
2
Corners
5
Expected goals
1.2
Total xG
0.58
1.02
xG open play
0.5
0.18
xG set play
0.08
1.2
Non-penalty xG
0.58
0.91
xG on target (xGOT)
1.04
Shots
8
Total shots
12
2
Shots off target
4
4
Shots on target
5
2
Blocked shots
3
0
Hit woodwork
2
7
Shots inside box
7
1
Shots outside box
5
Passes
516
Passes
358
419
Accurate passes
264
30/56 (54%)
Long balls
18/54 (33%)
3/10 (30%)
Crosses
3/17 (18%)
20
Throws
26
20
Touches in opp. box
16
3
Offsides
0
Defense
18
Tackles
19
8
Interceptions
12
2
Blocks
3
19
Clearances
12
5
Keeper saves
2
Duels
58
Duels
42
37/71 (52%)
Ground duels won
34/71 (48%)
20/27 (74%)
Aerial duels won
7/27 (26%)
7/13 (54%)
Successful dribbles
6/19 (32%)
Discipline
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
Shots · 20
7' Saved
U. Gómez
Header · Corner
xG
0.03
xGOT
0.03
10' Blocked
R. Navarro
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
11' Goal
D. Burn
Header · Set piece
xG
0.03
xGOT
0.16
18' Blocked
U. Gómez
Right foot · Counter
xG
0.07
xGOT
—
19' Hit post
A. Boiro
Left foot · Corner
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
29' Off target
N. Woltemade
Header · Open play
xG
0.24
xGOT
—
42' Saved
Joelinton
Right foot · Open play
xG
0.23
xGOT
0.23
47' Off target
U. Gómez
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
48' Blocked
H. Barnes
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
49' Goal
Joelinton
Header · Assisted
xG
0.28
xGOT
0.45
54' Saved
S. Botman
Header · Corner
xG
0.15
xGOT
0.07
56' Off target
D. Burn
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.06
xGOT
—
73' Saved
N. Serrano
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.01
xGOT
0.05
81' Saved
N. Serrano
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.02
xGOT
0.09
83' Blocked
A. Elanga
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.16
xGOT
—
85' Off target
A. Hierro
Header · Assisted
xG
0.06
xGOT
—
87' Saved
N. Serrano
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.05
xGOT
0.25
87' Blocked
A. Hierro
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.07
xGOT
—
88' Off target
D. Vivian
Other · Corner
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
90'+3 Saved
N. Serrano
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.13
xGOT
0.62
Player stats
Newcastle United vs Athletic Club · Last 1 meetings
1
Newcastle United
0
Draws
0
Athletic Club
DateHomeScoreAway
2025-11-05 Newcastle United 2 – 0 Athletic Club
Social